Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 60 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 9:02 PM AKST (06:02 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2025-12-08 06:02:25 UTC
Depth
177.2 km (110.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.890° N, 162.149° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
69

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rtbd (also filed as ak2025yckqcs). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.